Improvement in skates



We @abated saw MOSES KINSEY, VOF NEWARK, NEWJERSEY. Letters Patent No. 88,393, dated March 30, 1869.

IMPROVEMENT IN SKATES'.

. To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MOSES KlnsEY, of Newark, in`

v scription thereof, which will enable others skilled in the artto make and use the salue, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specication, in which- Figure l represents a plan or top view of my im proved skate.

Figure 2 is a side view ofthe same. Similar `lettersof reference indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates to a new adjustable skate, which can be applied to larger or smaller feet, and convenient-ly attached and taken o".

The invention consists chiefly in the application of two plates, which are pivoted to the front of the skate, and which extend to the rear of the same, they being adjustable, at any angle to each other, by means of a screw.

These plates carry the front and heel -fasteuiug clamps, which are, moreover, laterally adjustable on them.

The invention also consists in the use of adjustable wedge-shaped heel-clamps, which are adapted to firmly secure heels, of all sizes and sha-pes, to t-hc skate.

A, in the drawing, represents the skate-iron. of suitable form and construction.

On standards, B B, the skate-iron supports, respectively, the front plate C, and the heel-supportD, the latter havin g projecting lugs a a, on its back edge, as shown.

E E are two long plates, `0r bars, pivoted, with their front ends, by means of pins b b, to the vunder side of the front plate C, near to the frontend of' the same, and on both sides of the standards B, as' shown.

These plates can be freely swung on their pivots b, and can, by a screw, F, which works in lugs c c, that project from their upper or lower surfaces, be locked at any desired angle, so that their rear ends are a desired distance apart.

Headed pins d ll project, from the plates E, through It is slots iu C and D, to give greater steadiness and strength to the plates E, without impeding their adjustment.

On the plates E E are arranged, under the plate C, laterally-adjustable plates G G, which have projecting lugs e e, that form the front clamps of the skate.

These plates G can he set, by means of screws f f, that work in lugs projecting from E, so as to clampa boot of any width on the skate, after the position of the plates E has been determined by the screwF.

Similar slidingr plates H are arranged ou the rear ends of the plates E, under the heel-plate D..

They are longitudinally adjustable on the plates E, and can be set by means of set-screws g g, as indicated in iig. 2.

The lugs 11 projecting from the plates H, have their upper horizontal parts wedge-shaped, as in fig. 1.-

The edges of these wedges are to be fitted against the front inner side ofthe heel.

This skate is 'applied as follows:

The plates H are first adjusted to the length of heele and then, when the foot is ou the skate, the screw F is turned, until the wedges h clamp the heel tirmly. Then the plates G are adjusted, to make them clamp the side ofthe foot.

In place of the screw F, a slotted pivoted lever, or other equivalent device, may be used, to set the plates E.

I claim asuew, and desire to secure Aby Letters Patentl. Theplates E E, pivoted to the front of the skate, and provided with the adjustable toe-clamps G, and heel-clamps H, and adjusted by means of the transverse screw F, iu combination with the Vtoe-plate C and heel-plate D, allarrauged aud operating as described, for the purpose specified.

` 2. The application, to skate-fastening, of the longitudinally-and laterally-adj ustable wedge-shaped heelclamps H It, when the sameV are so arranged as to t against the innerside of the heel, as set forth.

The above specification of my invention signed by me, this 25th day of January, 1869. j

Witnesses: MOSES KINSEY.

FRANK BLOCKLEY, E. GREENE COLLINS. 

